Hebrew Free Loan Association president Michelle Dodek, second from the right, with, left to right, past association presidents Errol Lipschitz, Diane Friedman and Mannie Druker. (photo by Dan Poh) One hundred years of anything in Vancouver is fairly unusual. On…
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates-designed RADARSAT-2 features state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar technology and supports all the existing RADARSAT-1 beam modes, while offering many new capabilities, including the ability to acquire images to the left and right of the satellite. In partnership…
הנשיא המתפטר של פיפ”א ג’זף ספ בלאטר, שאף אחד לא עצוב על שהוא עוזב. (צילום: Agência Brasil via commons.wikimedia.org) בצל האירועים החמורים בפיפ”א והתפטרותו של הנשיא בלאטר: המונדיאל לנשים יוצא לדרך בסוף השבוע בקנדה בתקופה הגרועה ביותר בתולדות פיפ”א כשבכירה…
A July 2014 Planet Labs satellite image of a reservoir in California’s Lake County that supplies water to nearby Yolo County. In a non-drought year, according to Planet Labs, the visible water would cover roughly twice the area as it…
On the website deadseascrolls.org.il, visitors can explore the texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (screenshot) Have you ever taped up a torn page? In our household, taping has saved many a book and article from falling apart. Seems like a…
Dr. Robert Krell with the Hon. Coralee Oakes (left), minister of community, sport and cultural development, and the Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC, lieutenant governor of British Columbia. (photo from B.C. Achievement Foundation) On April 24, 2015, Dr. Robert Krell was among…
Left to right, back row: Mark Suzuki, Ai Nakano, Marie Doduck, Eppy Rappaport, Ruth Erlichman, Elena Steele and a representative from the Nepalese community. Front row: Casey Suzuki, Dickson Tsang and Andy Sui. (photo by Belinda Co) On the evening…
Growing up going to Hebrew school at a Conservative synagogue in Vancouver’s North Shore was a good start for Leo Robinovitch. While Congregation Har El initiated his exploration into his Jewish identity and connection to Israel, it was a year…
The Loran Scholars Foundation has selected a new class of Loran Scholars. Each of the 30 scholars receives a Loran Award valued at up to $100,000 over four years, including mentorship and a summer program. Loran Scholars may attend one…
A screenshot from Erin Goldberg’s winning entry to the NSERC competition. The public has voted, the judges’ scores have been tallied and the results are in. The 15 winners of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Science, Action!…
